The Last Thing That You Acquired #32  

Dearest Chad,
I hope not to disappoint you, but all of my purchases are re-donated to charities. I can let you know which charity that this vase is donated to if you'd like.
Best,
Aunt Mark

plus,
I'm not sure that the piece is even is signed "Hahn", as the sig (to me) does look to read "John Wayne" also.
Best,
Aunt M

oh SDR!
What a sweet earthy looking mug, with probably an incredible history. What caused the crackage?
Always,
Your Aunt Mark
ps I dig the penny tile.

I've arrived.
Last eve, a dinner guest brought me a couple of pink pets as a gift. I fluffed the flower pot's today prior to placement of the yardbirds. I wore pale blue/white seersucker shorts (and an old pair of Gucci loaf's) whilst gardening. SDR had a wonderful evening. I know a real dirty joke. Hi.
Always,
Aunt Mark, tropical tacky gardener.

When I was growing up, my...
When I was growing up, my family had a business called "Yardbirds", wherein we would fill up people's yards with these flamingoes (for money, not randomly, ha) in the middle of the night. I spent SO many nights just crawling around in peoples' yards putting these things out (it's kind of frightening what you can get away with in someone's yard while they're just sitting inside watching tv!). Not getting caught was always the goal and a source of pride. Anyway, get a few dozen more of these and you can have a new business, Mark. 🙂

Yardbirds.
Why I simply went slightly overboard this morning...sacrificing a new pair of Lilly boxers to adorn little Hollis' tender head. I have plenty of leftover fabric to make a few more headwear designs. I must get some really sharp scissors. I wish that I could sew.
Fondly,
Your Aunt Mark

It's starting to look like
somebody let Ray loose on that balcony in the middle of the night.
Jeebus, Mark!

but tktoo
Mark's clutter is different from the "Ray kind" (that he constantly rails about).
But I do see your point.
what would Hollis say?
would he add a manatee?
there'd be Hell to pay.

YOU GOT FLOCKED!
Yes this brought back great memories,it still exists today. You wake up to your whole front yard filled with these great pink birds. It feels good to get flocked in the morning. 🙂 Now I live in a neighborhood and when the Pink Flamingo is set out by the front door it means "Come on over Cocktails are ready!" So we do love our Pink Flamingos. I think your friend knows you very well and they are very appropriate on your lovely deck.
ENJOY.

Flock Hollis, EH.
What would Don Featherstone say?
By coincidence, the plastic lawn flamingo and I share a birth year and they have been in continuous production since not a twenty minute drive from where I now sit!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_flamingo

Yup!
I shall refer to it as "Ray's Garden" until the editing process begins. Do you think that a flower arrangement on the floor would be too much?
Always,
Aunt Mark

Dearest tktoo,
That's pretty cool. Do they taste like chicken (pink meat)?
Best,
Your friend Aunt Mark

Dearest Mark,
I've made a solemn commitment to never eat anything that's been described to me as tasting like chicken... ever. I won't even eat chicken if I hear someone say it tastes like chicken.
I wonder what that vacant lot next door would look like from your balcony populated by a few hundred pink flamingos. An idea for a floor party?
And, FTR, cuisses de grenouille tastes like frog's legs.

I so understand, tktoo.
Carry on,
Aunt Mark

I got this floor lamp at the...
I got this floor lamp at the Goodwill for $19.99. The base is very heavy, filled with a concrete or plaster-like material. Reminds me of lamps by Sonneman, but it has no label.